Alternative Hip Hop songs

Sounds like: Mt. Wolf, Shahya, Iván Rosa

"Life" is Thomas Tempest's title track on their album. It is calming yet enlivening at the same time and not to mention, thought-provoking. I apprecia...

The Avalanches

Since I Left You (Prince Paul Remix)

Sounds like: Caribou, LCD Soundsystem, Animal Collective

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In honor of the 20th Anniversary of their landmark album, Since I Left You, The Avalanches have released a deluxe quadruple album reissue on June 4th,...

FLEM!

DAYLIGHT

Sounds like: Dalek, Tyler the Creator, Butthole Surfers

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"My fellow students, be like 'I never knew him'/ I keep having dreams where I die by electrocution," hisses FLEM! on his new project, the lo-fi, gleef...

MOODindigo

Thank U

Sounds like: Kevin Abstract, Mac Miller, The Internet

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There's a special air to MOODindigo's latest "Thank U," filling the room like the smooth aura of a candle swirling into the ambience. It feels effortl...

Brockhampton

Sugar

Sounds like: Kevin Abstract, Frank Ocean, OFWGKTA

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Creating an actually beautiful hip-hop/rap song with a pop-type chorus is a task a lot of musicians take upon themselves but only a few accomplish. An...

JNR WILLIAMS

Healer (Ft. Theophilus London)

Sounds like: Shabazz Palaces, Steve Spacek, Mick Jenkins

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Mad track this lad has. Modern soul I'd say describes this one best. Always funny seeing new projects slowly gain traction on social media. It can be ...

Kevin Abstract

Baby Boy

Sounds like: BROCKHAMPTON, Frank Ocean, Yeek

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Kevin Abstract, the de facto leader of the best boy band since One Direction, released his second solo album last month and I cannot believe how good ...

Love At First Sound

Everything

Sounds like: Frank Ocean, Daniel Caesar

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Laid back rapper Love At First Sound just debuted his first single, "Everything." It's primarily a confessional sing-talk track, but it's got some bea...

Qi Yama

Bamboo Princess

Sounds like: Youth Lagoon, Kevin Abstract, Saba

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Qi Yama is an alternative R&B artist from Montreal that just put out his first official release, Wilt. The 8-song debut is a colorful, synth drenc...

Gaddafi Gals

Fila

Sounds like: Noname, TLC, Kamaiyah

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I’m not a big fan of streetwear rap. It’s not the materialism that I have a problem with, it's that the genre (which I found interesting at first) qui...

THEY.

Truth Be Told

Sounds like: Roy Woods, JAHKOY, 6LACK

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Los Angeles-based duo THEY. are one of the few acts that genuinely defy labels. While their contemporaries were busy blending electronica with R&...

Jacob Banks

Monster 2.0

Sounds like: Flamingo, Bishat, Lanks

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Can't place what this track reminds me of, maybe it's just that it has that instant classic sound. Jacob Banks is a young singer/songwriter from Bri...

Jon Waltz

Justified

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Shan Vincent de Paul

Thank God

Sounds like: Eminem, Atmosphere, Murs

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Shan Vincent de Paul is about as forward thinking as hip-hop can get. With an influence outside of music -- branching into areas like spirituality -- ...

HUNTR

Kindness

Sounds like: Cypress Hill, Rick Rubin, A.R. Rahman

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Cali-based electronic / hip-hop group HUNTR kicked in the blog world's door last month with their blistering debut single "Veins." We can run, but we...

ZHU

Hold Up Wait a Minute (Ft. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony)

Sounds like: SBTRKT, Disclosure, Cypress Hill

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What a time to be alive: two immense collaborative tracks between hip-hop and electronic artists in one week? Is it my birthday already? Earlier this...

Your Old Droog

Listen (Jonwayne Remix)

Sounds like: MF Doom, Killer Mike

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I'm pretty shocked that we've never covered Jonwayne before. Well, I'm not that shocked – he is one of the most slept-on hip-hop artists out there. "...

HUNTR

Veins

Sounds like: Sak Pase, Iamusick, Ken Cardo

Electronic hip-hop downtempo rap electronic hip-hop

When Dr. Dre released Compton, music writers were quick to point out the difference between beatmakers and producers. Beatmakers make beats. Producers...

Tribe Society

Pain Told Love

Sounds like: Keane, Muse, Imagine Dragons

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If you're like me, you lay awake at night thinking about what happened to Boston's Gentlemen Hall. You may also, in your more contemplative moments, r...

Quelle Chris

Nothing Moves

Sounds like: Chance The Rapper, Joey Bada$$, House Shoes

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Quelle Chris previews his upcoming album 2Dirt4TV3: Innocent Country with the initial leak, "Nothing Moves." The song finds Quelle balancing introspec...